Fattoush

Name: Fattoush
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Greek recipes
Ingredients: 3 pittas, halved lengthways and cut widthways into 3cm strips (or see tip); 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for frying; 2 ripe medium tomatoes, chopped, or 16 ripe cherry tomatoes, halved; 6 radishes, quartered; 2 medium carrots, very finely sliced on the diagonal; ½ medium red onion, finely sliced; 2 little gem lettuces, halved lengthways and shredded widthways into 1cm ribbons; ½ x 75g bag pea shoots; ½ large cucumber, peeled and diced; Small handful of fresh mint leaves, torn; 25g fresh dill, fronds picked; 25g fresh parsley leaves, chopped; Juice of 1 lemon; Pinch of hot chilli powder to taste; Sumac for sprinkling

Published: 31 Aug 13
Updated: 18 Mar 24

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Serves 4
Hands-on time 20 min

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Ingredients

3 pittas, halved lengthways and cut widthways into 3cm strips (or see tip)
4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for frying
2 ripe medium tomatoes, chopped, or 16 ripe cherry tomatoes, halved
6 radishes, quartered
2 medium carrots, very finely sliced on the diagonal
½ medium red onion, finely sliced
2 little gem lettuces, halved lengthways and shredded widthways into 1cm ribbons
½ x 75g bag pea shoots
½ large cucumber, peeled and diced
Small handful of fresh mint leaves, torn
25g fresh dill, fronds picked
25g fresh parsley leaves, chopped
Juice of 1 lemon
Pinch of hot chilli powder to taste
Sumac for sprinkling

Method

In a small frying pan, sauté the pitta strips in a little extra-virgin olive oil, turning once, until crisp and golden. Drain on kitchen paper until cool.
In a large bowl, combine the cooled pitta strips with the tomatoes, radishes, carrots, onion, lettuces, pea shoots, cucumber and herbs.
In a small bowl, whisk the 4 tbsp oil with the lemon juice, then season with salt. Pour the dressing over the fattoush and toss, then serve sprinkled with the chilli and sumac.

Recipe from September 2013 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 306kcals
Fat: 15.2g (2.2g saturated)
Protein: 7.2g
Carbohydrates: 34.7g (8.5g sugars)
Fibre: 5.2g
Salt: 0.68g

delicious. tips

The red fruits of the sumac plant are dried and ground to produce a lemony spice, ideal for sprinkling over fattoush.

This salad is a great way to use up leftover sourdough. Tear into large hunks, drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil and sprinkle with chilli, then crisp under the grill.

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